Austin Escorts: Budget Lodge will stay open under agreement reached with City
Install, operate and maintain a high resolution indoor and outdoor digital surveillance cameras, fencing and lighting; Remove pay phones and vendors from the property; Require valid, government-issued photo identification from all guests; Not rent rooms by the hour; Keep a “Do Not Rent” list with names of individuals who have been arrested for a crime at the property.
The Budget Lodge on Interstate 35 near East Rundburg Lane has long been a source of neighborhood complaints. Police have said the area has been a problem spot for drugs and prostitution for at least 15 years, and that the hotel is responsible for what happens on its property.
Under the state’s nuisance abatement laws, city and Travis County officials worked together to file a lawsuit in December in connection with alleged criminal activity at the motel. From Jan. 1, 2007 to Oct. 1, 2008, city emergency services responded to 463 incidents at the motel, about 103 of which resulted in police reports on drug activity, prostitution, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, among others, according to the lawsuit.